Medical device "free experience" consumption warning

1、 What is the "free experience" of medical devices? The "free experience" of medical devices refers to the promotion and provision of medical device experience services by operators through free experience. Medical devices for free experience generally belong to the physical therapy and rehabilitation equipment in the classification of medical devices, such as warm and thermal physiotherapy instrument (bed), high potential therapeutic instrument, low frequency therapeutic instrument, pulse therapeutic instrument, meridian Tongtong therapeutic instrument, medical laser equipment, such as various laser therapeutic devices.

Most of the free medical devices can achieve the effect of rehabilitation physiotherapy through the heat, electricity and magnetic effects on the human body. The functions mainly include the auxiliary treatment or remission function of cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, arthritis, lumbar muscle strain and other diseases. However, different from general products, medical devices have certain scope of application, contraindications and precautions. Improper use will bring harm to public health and life safety.

2、 There are some problems in the free experience operation of medical devices: (1) exaggerating the curative effect and misleading consumers. Taking advantage of the old people's psychological desire for health and the lack of professional knowledge, we call those who only have the effect of relieving diseases into therapeutic ones, and those with therapeutic effects of individual diseases as "treating all kinds of diseases".

(2) Operators often do not have medical professional background and related basic medical knowledge, can not correctly guide patients to use, there are great safety risks in operation.

(3) Temporary free experience points are generally located at market entrances and exits, residential areas, etc., with short activity time and high liquidity. After sales service is not guaranteed. If adverse events or other pathological changes occur, it is difficult for consumers to trace their rights.

3、 Consumption warning 1. There are certain risks in the use of medical devices. Please be careful to participate in the free experience of medical devices.

2. Operating the third type of medical devices requires obtaining the "medical device business license", while operating the class II medical devices requires obtaining the "medical device business record certificate". It is illegal to operate without a license.

3. When purchasing medical devices, you should carefully check the relevant information of product registration such as "medical device production license", "medical device registration certificate" to prove whether the product has legal qualification or not. You can also log in to the website of food and drug administration（ www.sfda.gov.cn ）"Public inquiry" column to check the authenticity of product information and advertising information.